Andrew Huberman· PhD
But the numbers that are out there right now, it's that topical finasteride is associated with 30-50% fewer side effects or 30-5 0% less severe side effects than oral finasteride.
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But the numbers that are out there right now, it's that topical finasteride is associated with 30-50% fewer side effects or 30-5 0% less severe side effects than oral finasteride.
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Now some people will find that even that 0.5mg dosage is just going to cause side effects that are not going to work for them, and they're going to either have to reduce their dosage of finasteride or move to the topical or maybe cease taking finasteride altogether.
there's ways to get around side effects changing timing the dose frequency the dose the amount of the dose moving that finasteride from an oral treatment to a topical with a prescription product like 82f is a way to get around that